[Massachusetts-NFB] May parent division notes

[Youme Nguyen Ly]

Ellen thank you for taking notes for parents, i don’t find the name of the mom from holyoke who came to the meeting ? Do you have her information?


Youme Nguyen Ly
https://www.youmeland.org/
(305)632-4883

> On Jun 7, 2026, at 6:28 PM, embartelt--- via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
> Here are the May parent division meeting notes.
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> Ellen
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> May Parent Division Meeting Notes:
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> Call to order:
> The May parent division meeting was called to order on May 21, at 6:06 P.M. The people who were in attendance were Youme Nguyen Ly, Hai Nguyen Ly, Stephanie Valdes, Dana Lynn Stockwood, Jen Bose, and Ellen Bartelt. Stephanie led everyone in the NFB pledge.
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> Secretary Report:
> The secretary’s report was table for the May meeting.
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> National Convention:
> Mass has one student who is a scholarship finalist for this years national convention. The dates for national convention are July 3-8 in Austin Texas. The main hotel has filled up, but there are overflow hotels. You can register to attend convention online if you cannot attend in person.
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> Flyer:
> Jen and Youme have been working on a flyer to send out to families. They are trying to find the programs that the national parent division does every year. Stephanie said she will look through her emails for a list of programs from national. There was also discussion about having IEP services on the flyer. Ellen and Stephanie are trained on the IEP laws in Mass.
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> Legislation:
> Stephanie said the day at the state capital is June 25. The parent bill in Mass has hit a dead end for right now. We plan to invite Kyra to the next parent meeting to help the division with ideas to move forward with a parent bill.
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> Meet the Blind Month:
> Youme has talked to her local library about having a read aloud with families. There was also discussion about having a read aloud in the Boston area. Youme also brought up the idea of having a cane walk during Meet the Blind Month.
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> Meeting Ending:
> The meeting ended at 7:06 P.M.
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